The rain was pouring and the thunder was constantly blowing overhead.

In this way, everyone walked towards the outside of the village.

Seven or eight miles to the Shibijie Commune, Wang Manyin usually carried a burden of more than 100 catties, and he could arrive in 40 minutes.

Now it's dark and rainy, and the roads are muddy. At every step, a half-pound loess mass was brought under his feet, and it became extremely difficult to walk. What's more, you need to be on the lookout for landslides around you.

In some areas, the loess is loose and can easily collapse under rainwater immersion. Over the years, it has often been heard in Shiliba Village, where people have lost their lives.

Wang Manyin walked out of less than three miles with Shang Zhimin on his back, already tired and out of breath.

In desperation, he had to replace Wang Yanqiang with him. and then Liu Xiangyang took over...... This person was even more unbearable, he had just walked less than two hundred meters, and his legs had begun to tremble.

Immediately, he stumbled and rolled down the dirt slope with Shang Zhimin on his back.

Wang Manyin and the others were caught off guard, and when they reacted, they hurriedly jumped down the dirt slope to help the two of them. Fortunately, the slope was only more than two meters high from the road, and the two did not suffer any obvious injuries except for rolling down in the mud.

However, this fall woke Shang Zhimin up.

He knelt on his knees in the muddy water, waved his hand at Wang Yanqiang, who was supporting, and made a muffled voice: "Don't pull me......"

Then, he opened his mouth suddenly.

Oh......

A sour smell of fermented leeks quickly spread in the rain, almost smoking several people.

This guy was out of control, and he kept his head down.

It wasn't until he vomited in his stomach that Shang Zhimin reluctantly got up and asked, "Is there any water?" Rinse my mouth,"

Now the sour smell in his mouth is unbearable even for himself.

"Where are you going to find water now, how do you feel?" Liu Xiangyang hurriedly asked.

"It's okay, it's much better, it's just that my stomach is a little uncomfortable......" Shang Zhimin didn't finish his words, and lowered his head and vomited again.

Seeing that he had regained consciousness, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at this situation, it shouldn't be a big deal, and there is no need to go to the hospital anymore.

Immediately, a few people discussed, and then helped Shang Zhimin to go back.

When he got home, Wang Manyin found that his clothes were wet and there was a lot of mud on them.

There happened to be a lot of rain in the two wooden barrels outside, so he simply stood on the edge of the field, took off his dirty clothes, grabbed the bucket and rushed it to his body.

Return to the cave, wipe the rainwater clean, and hold your mother-in-law to warm up and sleep......

When the couple woke up, it was already dark.

The rain stopped.

When you open the kiln door, you can see the smell of damp earth.

The leaves of the acacia trees outside, which were originally gray and abrupt, are verdant and dripping again. On a branch, two magpies are screaming with joy.

Speaking of the two guys, Wang Manyin was a little depressed. They are also too vindictive, they have been more than half a month, and they have launched high-altitude dung attacks on themselves from time to time.

However, the frequency is much lower than before.

What made him feel even more amazing was that the live buckle trap he set up did not catch the magpie once, but caught the local chickens several times.

Once, it was discovered too late, and a native chicken was almost strangled to death.

Under the opposition of the orchid, Wang Manyin had no choice but to take back the live buckle. Of course, the main thing is that I don't want to meet two stupid birds.

….

Otherwise, borrow Wang Yanqiang's earthen gun and keep all the birds.

On the other hand, although the two guys are hateful, they belong to the auspicious birds in the end, so it is better to keep them.

Wang Manyin stood at the door of the cave and waited for a while, and when he saw that the two magpies did not fly over to attack, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the edge of the field to check the surrounding situation.

In the deep ditch, the murky water flowed loudly. I saw Wang Qiusheng standing in the water and busy. Next to him, three broken babies were shouting.

"Brother Qiusheng, what are you doing, there are fish in it?" Wang Manyin couldn't help but ask.

"Well, Manyin, hurry up and come over with the net......

"Are there any fish?"

Now, it was Wang Manyin's turn to be surprised.

"Of course, I've caught more than a dozen loaches, as well as crucian carp and ears of wheat,......" Wang Qiusheng replied excitedly, carrying the wooden bucket.

"Uncle Man Yin, come and see, we're much better." Mao Dan also shouted loudly.

With curiosity, Wang Manyin slid all the way to the deep ditch.

He rolled up his trousers and waded across the ditch to the barrel to inspect it. Most of them are loaches, only two crucian carp, and the rest are some small trash fish. It's a lot of weight, almost a pound in weight.

At this time, Wang Manyin has already figured out the reason why there are fish in the deep ditch, which is related to the Dongla River.

Most fish have a habit of swimming against the current. This deep gully twists and turns until it flows into the Dongshan Pass, and further down it connects to the Dongla River. In addition, there are more than a dozen acres of rice fields there, and he used to put a lot of loaches and small trash fish in them.

In the past six months, the villagers on both sides of the Dongla River have become accustomed to the presence of fish in the water, and even their names can be easily recognized. Habit becomes nature, and no one has to worry about where these fish come from.

Where there's water, there's fish...... It seems to be gradually becoming a consensus.

Some people don't even eat fish immediately after they catch it, but keep it in pots and pots to serve guests later.

In this regard, Wang Manyin was a little happy in his heart.

Because of this change, there is a relationship with him. At least it proves that I still did something meaningful.

"Man Yin, we caught a lot, you take a few and eat them at home," at this time, Wang Qiusheng said enthusiastically.

"No, no, I'll go down to the river and have a look, I'm sure I'll catch fish there."

Wang Manyin waved his hand again and again to refuse. A few broken babies finally had a meal of meat to eat, how could they snatch food from their mouths. What's more, there are so many fish in the space, just take the opportunity to take out some.

After eating early, Wang Manyin said hello to the orchid and immediately set off with a net bag.

When he turned to the East Mountain Pass, he deliberately came to check near the earthen dam.

Overnight, more than a dozen acres of rice fields completely turned into yellow mud soup, and it was barely possible to see a little grass seedlings emerging.

Not far away, the earthen dam is also full of yellow mud soup, which flows down the flood channel. However, everything is fine with the dam body, and there is no seepage of water.

The pond next to it was also unaffected, the water surface was as clear as ever, and you could see a lot of small fish swimming...... When it was first built, Xie Gong fully considered the possibility of a major flood, and deliberately asked people to increase the slope protection around the reservoir.

Therefore, as long as the flood channel is kept unblocked, the reservoir is safe as a whole.

….

After checking, Wang Manyin was just about to turn around and go to the river, when he heard a voice from under the flood channel.

When the diversion passed, I found out that it was Liu Xiangyang and others who caught fish with nets, and Shang Zhimin was also among them. People in this era are generally in good physical condition. Last night, this guy was half-dead, and he didn't think about it for a few hours, and he became alive again.

After greeting a few people, Wang Manyin walked towards the river again.

The Dongla River, which used to be calm, swelled again to twenty or thirty meters wide. The turbid water was surging like a roaring yellow dragon, carrying countless dead grass and leaves and stumps from the upstream, rolling down.

In the past, whenever a flash flood broke out, people in the village would run to the bank of the Dongla River to collect firewood. I don't see anyone now, so I'm still eating at home.

Before Wang Manyin saw the fish, he suddenly let out a surprise shout: "***!!"

I saw that in the turbid water four or five meters away, there were several tree trunks floating and sinking. One of the large trees had its roots caught in the bottom of the river or something, and was now stuck diagonally in the water. The other two were lying across the water, swirling constantly, but never reaching the bottom of the river.

He immediately wanted to take off his clothes and go into the water, but then stopped.

On my own, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get a few large trees to the shore, and I must find helpers to do it.

After thinking about it, he turned around and returned to the earthen dam and said to Liu Xiangyang: "The three of you have caught fish separately, and a few big trees have washed down from the river, let's go together."

Lift it up!"

Hearing this, the three of them immediately followed.

However, when he saw the location of the big tree, Shang Zhimin took the lead in retreating and said, "Brother Wang, forget it. It's too big for the four of us to get it."

"It's just that the river is muddy, we don't know the depth, it's a bit risky." Xie Liansheng also hesitated to speak.

Wang Manyin understood the thoughts of several people, and said with a smile: "These trees are estimated to be worth fifty or sixty yuan, are you sure you want to?"

The Loess Plateau lacks trees, and wood is naturally much more expensive than other places.

At present, the supply price of timber such as camphor, nan, autumn tung and cypress is almost 200 yuan per party (1 cubic meter). Korean pine, walnut, fir and other second-class wood, the supply price is 170. Acacia trees, poplars and other miscellaneous trees, although cheap, but also more than 100 yuan.

Although the whole picture of a few large trees in the river cannot be seen clearly, there must be one in half of the river.

"How much?"

Hearing this, the three of them immediately became excited.

If it can really be sold for dozens of dollars, it is nothing to go down to the river.

"Then let's go down and lift the tree up." Liu Xiangyang was about to take off his clothes immediately.

"Don't panic, don't rush down the river, wait until I get the rope back." Wang Manyin hurriedly stopped.

Of course, the wood should not be missed, but personal safety should also be considered. Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, you can't afford it.

Let a few educated youths be optimistic about the wood, and he hurried home to get the well rope. It's thicker than a wine glass, more than enough to hold the weight of a person.

After discussing it, the four of them decided that Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang would go into the water with a rope around their waists, while Shang Zhimin and Xie Liansheng would stand on the shore and pull the rope.

Everything was ready, and the two cautiously walked towards the water.

During this period, Wang Manyin repeatedly told Liu Xiangyang that once he was unstable under his feet, he should immediately call for help.

….

Surprisingly, the river is not very deep.

When the two of them reached the tree, the water had not yet reached their shoulders. After a closer look, Wang Manyin decided to pull the acacia tree at the end first.

After tying up, they slowly returned to shore.

Next, the four of them worked together and pulled the first tree to the shore without much effort.

This was followed by a second plant......

However, when it came time to pull the last tree, it took a lot of effort.

At this time, there are already many people carrying tools to catch firewood and catch fish. Seeing several large trees side by side on the shore, everyone was envious.

Wang Shuhai even bid 40 yuan to buy wood on the spot, but he needed to temporarily owe the debt. He was a carpenter, and he usually knew a lot of people. After receiving the timber, you can make money by selling it.

Of course, he didn't dare to mention this, only said that his family wanted to make new furniture.

The four of them discussed it for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

These are all wet wood, which need to be dried in the shade before they can be made into furniture, and it is useless to put them in their hands, so it is better to exchange them for money as soon as possible. Everyone lives in the same village, and they are not afraid of Wang Shuhai repaying their debts.

For Wang Manyin, this was a complete surprise.

Then he did not rush home, but stayed on the bank like everyone else to collect firewood. By noon, there was already a large pile of dead branches and leaves beside him, almost enough for his family for two or three days.

Together, there were seven or eight fish.

Wang Zhanjun of the first team also made a small fortune, and even fished out a little piglet from the water, and he didn't know which village the upstream rushed down from.

At first, everyone thought that the piglet was drowned, but they didn't expect to wait on the shore for a while, and they actually chirped.

In addition to the piglets, there were also potatoes, pumpkins, watermelons, and large pieces of coal with seedlings from the river...... In short, all sorts of miscellaneous things.

Seeing the big watermelon, Liu Xiangyang didn't care whether it was raw or cooked, and directly paid for it.

Then he smashed it open on the spot and handed Wang Manyin a piece.

In this era, watermelon is quite sweet, but there are too many melon seeds.

When eating, Wang Manyin did not throw away the watermelon seeds, but put them in his pocket and stored them, planning to plant them in the space later.

In fact, he has wanted to grow watermelons for a long time, but he has never been able to find the seeds.

Now that I've come across it, I naturally won't miss it.

It's a little late to plant watermelons outside this season, but for Wang Manyin, it's not a matter at all. With the unique environment of space, you can eat large watermelons in two months at most.

He is looking forward to it.

The floods on the Loess Plateau are different from those in the plains, they come and go quickly.

In just half a day, the water level of the Dongla River dropped by more than one meter. Along the banks of the river, it was a mess.

A rainstorm takes at least three to five days to get to work.

However, the people in the village were idle, and before the ground was dry, they ran to the cliff ditch to find the soft ground. The damp grass is densely packed with a handful.

And this thing is very strange, the more places with sheep dung and eggs, the more they grow. So much so that many people think that the soft ground is made of sheep dung and eggs.

For the croppers, even if it is really sheep dung and eggs, it is nothing, as long as it can be eaten as a dish, and it can be fried with eggs when guests come. When encountering green and yellow, just mix some sorghum noodles with it is a meal.

In addition, the ground is soft and delicate, and it can last up to a few days. When the sun dries the ground, the thing is gone.

So taking advantage of the opportunity, the people in the village will naturally not miss it.

Orchid was no exception, and soon after lunch, she hurriedly dragged her husband into the mountains.

Wang Manyin purely accompanied his daughter-in-law into the mountains to play...... The soft ground in my own space has long been flooded. If you want to pick it up, you can collect at least a few hundred catties.

But no matter how good the food is, you can't eat too much.

He now eats enough of the soft ground, and usually doesn't bother to pick them up, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Taking advantage of his daughter-in-law's busy work, Wang Manyin led the rhubarb to search around. After a while, two scorpion nests were found on the cliffside one after another.

It seems that yesterday's heavy rain did not have much impact on the scorpions.

Mountain farmer